MUSEUM SPOTLIGHT! This December, we say goodbye to our Education Assistant, Jessica Green, and fall Education Intern, Jessica Bondolillo. We asked each of them to share about their experience with the museum. Jessica Green, Education Assistant Jessica Green is a Colorado Native. She’s always loved CSPM and first discovered it on her 4th grade field trip. She attended the University of Colorado-Boulder where she graduated with a double major in History and the Humanities. “I started at the museum as an Education Intern during the fall of 2016. As an Intern I helped with the school and family programs. In May of 2017 I was selected for the part-time role of Education Assistant. My main task was to supervise the Junior Docent program and other summer activities. This fall I’ve supported the museum’s busy school program schedule and prepped for upcoming events. I feel like I learn something new every day! I’ve learned how to successfully develop programs and how to work with a variety of museum audiences. I love seeing guests have “a-ha” moments when they discover something new. I’ve also greatly enjoyed my time working with the Junior Docents and watching them grow as interpreters. As my time Left-Jessica Green, Right-Jessica Biondolillo here concludes, I plan to continue working at Hillside Community Center at their Elementary After School Program and am beginning to look into graduate programs.” Jessica Biondolillo, Education Intern Jessica Biondolillo is currently in her last semester of her undergraduate program at UCCS. She is majoring in Anthropology and minoring in Museum Studies and Gallery Management. This is her second museum internship. Previously she worked with the Heller Center for Arts and Humanities in archival and exhibition development. “During my time with the museum, I learned how to develop and execute museum programs and events. I have enjoyed working with children during school programs and teaching them about different aspects of the museum and cultures from the region. My most memorable moment was co-leading a school program station with a museum volunteer. It was the first time either of us had led the station this year. We had a lot of fun figuring out the station together and both learned a great deal. I graduate from UCCS December 15th and would like to continue working in different kinds of museums. I enjoy museum work because I learn something new every day, find it intellectually stimulating and get to have a creative outlet.” Please join us in wishing both Jessica Green and Jessica Biondolillo well in their future endeavors! Thank you for all you have done for the museum! MUSELETTER DECEMBER 2017 | PG 6
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